Fringe-making device

ABSTRACT

A device adapted to temporarily hold multiple loops of the winding formed of a continuous strand of textile material in a proper relationship for cooperation with a sewing machine (or other joining apparatus) in a manner which will not obstruct the operation of the sewing machine for sewing a junction means along the multiple loops of continuous-strand textile material in a direction transverse to the adjacent multiple loops thereof for facilitating the making of fringe. The device holds the multiple loops of the winding in the form of a flattened spiral or helix extending along the length of a flat winding core or longitudinal body portion and in a manner where an intervening portion of each loop extends across a longitudinal joining or sewing recess extending in a longitudinal direction from at least one longitudinal end of the winding core or longitudinal body portion to a location adjacent to the opposite end thereof, thus making it possible to wind a continuous strand of textile material into a flat spiral or helical winding extending any desired length (corresponding to the desired fringe length) along the winding core or longitudinal body portion and with laterally adjacent parts of the multiple loops of the winding extending across said longitudinal joining or sewing recess, which may then be placed in a cooperative position with respect to the upper and lower sewing elements of a sewing machine and relatively longitudinally moved so as to provide a longitudinal sewing junction in the length direction of the flat helical or spiral winding of the multiple loops of the textile material so that they will be firmly joined along the length of the winding and laterally with respect to the direction of each of the multiple loops thereof at a desired transverse location between opposite looped ends of the multiple loops, after which the continuous winding having such a sewing junction extending along the length of the winding may be slidably removed from the winding core of the longitudinal body portion and used &#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;as is&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39; or may have the loop ends cut, if desired, whereby to produce a desired length and width of fringe in a simple and easy manner.

United States Patent [191 Milstein [111 3,842,765 [451 Oct. 22, 1974 5 1FRINGE-MAKING DEVICE [76] Inventor: Herman Milstein, 3525 Bowling Green,Irving, Tex. 75060 22 Filed: May 17,1973

211 Appl. No.: 361,295

[52] US. Cl. 112/9 [51] Int. Cl.... D05b 23/00 [58] Field of Search112/9 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,964,486 6/1934Svensson 112/9 1,964,607 6/1934 Tiesler 112/9 2,061,612 ll/l936Collingbourne 112/9 2,074,264 3/1937 Karle 112/9 2,507,907 5/1950 Kanehl112/9 2,533,467 12/1950 Johnson 112/9 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS198,606 6/1923 Great Britain 112/9 596,450 l/l948 Great Britain PrimaryExaminerAlfred R. Guest [5 7 ABSTRACT A device adapted to temporarilyhold multiple loops of the winding formed of a continuous strand oftextile material in a proper relationship for cooperation with a sewingmachine (or other joining apparatus) in a manner which will not obstructthe operation of the sewing machine for sewing a junction means alongthe multiple loops of continuous-strand textile material in a directiontransverse to the adjacent multiple'loops thereof for facilitating themaking of fringe. The device holds the multiple loops of the winding inthe form of a flattened spiral or helix extending along the length of aflat winding core or longitudinal body portion and in a manner where anintervening portion of each loop extends across a longitudinal joiningor sewing recess extending in a longitudinal direction from at least onelongitudinal end of the winding core or longitudinal body portion toa-location adjacent to the opposite end thereof, thus making it possibleto wind a continuous strand of textile material into a flat spiral orhelical winding extending any desired length (corresponding to thedesired fringe length) along the winding core or longitudinal bodyportion and with laterally adjacent parts of the multiple loops of thewinding extending across said longitudinal joining or sewing recess,which may then be placed in a cooperative position with respect totheupper and lower sewing elements of a sewing machine and relativelylongitudinally moved so as to provide a longitudinal sewing junction inthe length direction of the flat helical or spiral winding of themultiple loops of the textile material so that they will be firmlyjoined along the length of the winding and laterally with respect to thedirection of each of the multiple loops thereof at a desired transverselocation between opposite looped ends of the multiple loops, after whichthe continuous winding having such a sewing junction extending along thelength of the winding may be slidably removed from the winding core ofthe longitudinal body portion and used as is or may have the loop endscut, if desired, whereby to produce a desired length and width of fringein a simple and easy manner.

7 Claims, 11 Drawing Figures FRINGE-MAKING DEVICE BACKGROUND OF THEINVENTION tended primarily for use by an individual, such as an in--dividual woman sewing at home, or the like, is known to exist, and it isprecisely this desirable objective which is achieved in and through theuse of the novel, extremely simple, fringe-making device of the presentinvention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Generally speaking, the fringe-making device ofthe present invention comprises a textile strand winding core taking theform of a longitudinal body portion (usually of substantially flatplanar material) terminating in longitudinally spaced opposite ends andwith said longitudinal body portion having opposed transversely spacedside edges (which are usually in substantially parallel relationship toeach other) extending substantially between said longitudinally spacedends. Thus, in the preferred form just referred to, the effectivewinding core is of substantially fiat, rectangular configuration, withthe transversely spaced side edges thereof being spaced apart and withthe longitudinal ends thereof being spaced apart by an intervening orintermediate part of the longitudinal body portion and with the whole ofsaid effective winding core functioning comprising atextile-strand-winding receiver cooperable for receiving and havingwound therearound in a flat spiral or helix, a continuous length orstrand of textile material, with the winding extending axially orlongitudinally a desired length along the longitudinal direction of thelongitudinal body between the opposite longitudinally spaced endsthereof. The longitudinal body portion has a longitudinal textile strandjoining or sewing recess in a desired transverse location with respectto the transversely spaced side edges thereof and extending in alongitudinal direction from at least one of said longitudinal ends ofthe body portion along a substantial portion of the length of thelongitudinal body portion (usually to a position closely adjacent to theopposite end of the longitudinal body portion). The textile strandjoining or sewing recess has an entry opening at one end of thelongitudinal body portion usually provided with controllably openableand closable entry gate or keeper means which is controllably removableto allow textile strand junction means formed along the length of therecess in and across corresponding portions of a plurality of loops of acontinuous winding of a length or strand of textile material to beremoved through said entry opening when said entry gate or keeper meansis controllably removed or opened. The textile strand joining or sewingrecess mentioned above is of a width such as to be cooperable with theupper andlower sewing elements of a sewing machine whereby to allow theupper and lower sewing elements of a sewing machine to be movedlongitudinally along the length of said recess while being operated soas to join (by sewing) said adjacent loops of such a continuous strandof textile material carried in the form of a spiral or helical windingaround and along the length of said core means. In one preferred form ofthe invention, the longitudinal body portion is provided adjacent to afirst one of said ends thereof with a first textile material strandengaging and fastening means cooperable with a first effective endportion of a strand of textile material for firm fastening engagementwith respect thereto at one end of a winding of said strand of textilematerial which is to be formed around and along the length of saidlongitudinal body portion comprising said effective core means. In apreferred form of the invention, the longitudinal body portion isprovided adjacent to a second one of said ends thereof with a secondtextile material strand engaging and fastening means cooperable with asecond effective end portion of a strand of textile material at theopposite end of such an intervening winding formed of a continuouslength of such textile strand material wound around and extending alonga substantial portion of the length of said longitudinal body portionbetween said first and second textile material strand engaging andfastening means. In a preferred form, the longitudinal body portion ismade of integral, flat, thin-sheet construction and, in one exemplaryembodiment thereof, may be integrally formed of flat, thin-sheetmetallic material, although not specifically so limited in all formsthereof.

Also, in one form of the invention, the longitudinal body portion isprovided with length-adjustment means which is cooperable forcontrollable adjustment in a manner correspondingly controllablyadjusting the overall length of the longitudinal body portion (and theintervening joining or sewing recess means) between the longitudinallyspaced opposite ends thereof.

Also, in one preferred form of the invention, the lon-' gitudinal bodyportion is provided with widthadjustment means which is cooperable forcontrollable adjustment in a manner correspondingly controllablyadjusting the effective width of said longitudinal body portion betweensaid transversely spaced side edges of said textile strand winding coremeans.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION With the above points in mind, it is an objectof the present invention to provide a novel device for facilitating themaking of fringe which is of the character referred to herein,generically and/or specifically, which may include any or all of thefeatures referred to herein, either individually or in combination, andwhich is of extremely simple, inexpensive, easy-to-use, andeasy-to-manufacture construction suitable for ready mass manufacture anddistribution of the device at an extremely low cost per unit, both as toinitial capital cost (including production set-up cost, etc.) and as tothe subsequent per-unit manufacturing cost, whereby to be conductive towidespread production, distribution, sale, and use of the invention forthe purposes outlined herein or for any substantially equivalent orsimilar purposes.

Further objects are implicit in the detailed description which followshereinafter (which is to be considered as exemplary of, but notspecifically limiting, the presentinvention), and said objects will beapparent to tailed description which follows.

For the purpose of clarifying the nature of the present invention,several exemplary embodiments of the invention are illustrated in thehereinbelow-described figures of the accompanying drawings and aredescribed in detail hereinafter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is a reduced-size perspectiveview showing one exemplary form of the invention in apre-fringemaking-use condition.

FIG. 1A is a fragmentary, partially broken-away, sectional view takensubstantially along the planeand in the direction indicated by thearrows lA-IA of FIG. 1.

FIG. 2 is a view generally similar to FIG. 1, but illustrates the deviceafter a desired length of textile material strand has been fastenedthereto at one end, has been wound therearound (with the winding beingshown in incomplete, interrupted form for reasons of drawing clarity),and after the opposite end of said strand of textile material has beenfastened thereto all for fringe-making purposes. This view in effect maybe said to comprise the first step in making fringe with the device.

FIG. 3 is a view of the device of FIG. 2 in an oblique orientation andshows the device carrying a textile strand winding thereon and placed ina cooperative re lationship with respect to an-only-partially-shownsewing means, which usually includes upper and lower sewing elements(only the upper one of which is fragmentarily shown and is to beconstrued as being representative of the entire sewing means) of asewing machine (which is broken away except for the upper element of thesewing means fragmentarily shown for representative purposes). Thepartial and fragmentary showing of the sewing means and the completebreaking away and removal of the sewing machine are done for spacesavingreasons and for reasons of drawing clarity, particularly in view of thefact that such apparatus is wellknown in the art and does not touch uponthe realmventive concept of the present invention. The partially andfragmentarily shown sewing means of such a sewing machine is illustratedin this figure in the act of forming a longitudinal junction means (bysewing the adjacent loops. of the winding of the strand of textilematerial) along the textile strand joining or sewing longitudinal recesscarried by the device of the present invention to make this possible.FIG. 3 may be said to comprise the next step in the fringe-makingoperation immediately following the FIG. 2 step thereof.

FIG. 4 is a view illustrating the next sequential step in thefringe-making operation after completion of the sewing operation of FIG.3, comprising the removal or opening of the controllably openable 'andclosable entry gate or keeper means normally effectively closing theentry opening'at the right end of the longitudinal textile strandjoining or sewing recess, which, thus, allows the longitudinal junctionmeans formed by the sewing shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 to be removed alongwith the rest of the complete winding (shown in incomplete interruptedform for drawing clarity) from the device. of the present invention inthe manner shown partially completed in this figure.

FIG. 5 illustrates the removed longitudinal winding of the continuousstrand of textile material, which is joined between opposite ends of thewinding by the junction means provided by the sewing shown in sucducedby the sequence of operations shown in FIGS. 2

through 5.

FIG. 7 is a view of a somewhat simplified and diagrammatic natureillustrating the longitudinal body portion as being provided withlength-adjustment means for adjusting the overall length thereof and ismerely representative of one exemplary form thereof.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken substantially along the plane and'inthe direction indicated by the arrows 8-8 of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is-a view of a somewhat simplified and diagrammatic natureillustrating the longitudinal body portion as being provided withwidth-adjustment means for adjusting the overall width thereof and ismerely representative of one exemplary form thereof.

FIG. 10 is a fragmentary, partially broken-away, greatly enlarged viewof the portion of the device of F IG. 9 lying within the phantom-linecircle indicated by the arrow 10 of FIG. 9.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The exemplary first form of theinvention comprises a textile strand winding core means, indicatedgenerally at 20 and having a longitudinal body portion 22 terminating inlongitudinally spaced opposite ends 24 and 26, and all of which togethercomprise said textile strand winding core means indicated generally at20. In the example illustrated, the entire core means 20 and thelongitudinal body portion 22 thereof are of substantially flat planarconstruction having a substantially rectangular shape defined by a pairof transversely spaced side edges 28 and 30 which, in the exampleillustrated, are substantially parallel to each other and which extendsubstantially between the longitudinally spaced ends 24 and 26. V i

The longitudinal body portion 22 has alongitudinal textile strandjoining or sewing recess, indicated generally at 32, extending in alongitudinal direction from at least one end (in the exampleillustrated, the right end 24, although not specifically so limited)along a sub stantial partof the length of the longitudinal body portion22 toward and closely adjacent to an inner terminus 34 which is adjacentto the opposite longitudinal end 26. i

It should be noted that the longitudinal textile strand joining andsewing recess'32 lies at a predetermined transversely spaced locationbetween and substantially parallel to the two transversely spaced sideedges 28 normally closed entry opening 40 is to be temporarily openedfor the purpose of allowing the removal of the longitudinal sewingjunction 44 (which will be described in greater detail hereinafter) of acomplete textile strand winding, such as is indicated generally at 46and which will be described in greater detail hereinafter, from thetextile strand winding core means in a manner such as is clearly shownin FIG. 4.

It should be noted that, in the example illustrated, the entry gate orkeeper 42 has opposed slots, as best shown at 48 and 50 in FIG. 1A,arranged for slidable cooperation with the recess edges 36 and 38 at theright ends thereof where they define the previously mentioned entryopening 40 so that said entry gate or keeper 42 can be slidably engagedwith said recess edges 36 and 38 and slidably moved from the openposition shown in FIG. 4 into the closed position shown in solid linesin FIGS. 1', 1A, 2, and 3 and shown in broken lines in FIG. 4, and viceversa, whenever desired.

It should be noted that the width of the recess 32 is such as to providefor ready cooperation with the sewing means, indicated fragmentarily anddiagrammatically in broken-away form at 52 in FIG. 3 of a conventionalsewing machine, so that relative movement of the device and said sewingmeans 52 along the length of the joining or sewing recess 32 can occurwhen it is desired to join, by sewing, a series of adjacent multipleloops 54 of the previously mentioned continuous textile strand winding46 formed of a continuous length or strand of textile material. This isfor the fringe-making purposes of the present invention, as will becomemore apparent hereinafter.

The longitudinal body portion 22 is normally provided with a firstfastening means for fastening a first end, or portion, of a strand oftextile material prior to winding it around the central part of thelongitudinal body portion 22 so as to form the flat spiral or .helicalwinding or textile strand material, as indicated at 46, along the lengthof the longitudinal body portion. Also, the longitudinal body portion isnormally provided with a second longitudinally spaced fastening meansfor fastening a second end, or spaced portion, of the strand of textilematerial so that it may be fastened after the winding operation,producing the winding 46, has been completed.

In the first example illustrated, the two abovementioned fastening meanscomprise a first effective textile material strand engaging andfastening means, taking the form of notch means 56, into which a portionof a continuous strand or length of textile material can be fastened orlocked when the device is in the general pre-winding condition shown inFIG. 1. Then the length of textile strand material can be wound aroundthe central part of the longitudinal body portion 22 so as to tightlyengage the transversely spaced side edges 28 and 30 and so as to lieclosely across the flat intermediate part 58 of the longitudinal bodyportion 22 on both sides thereof in a plurality of closely adjacentmultiple loops 54 of a continuous flat spiralor helix comprising thepreviously mentioned winding 46.

As the winding operation is performed, the adjacent loops 54 can bemanually slidably moved toward the left end so as to be packed verytightly together if desired, and the winding operation can continue foras long as desired and as long as permitted by the available length ofthe longitudinal body portion 22. When the winding 46 reaches a desiredlength, the free portion of the continuous strand of textile material isthen fastened in the second above-mentioned textile material strandengaging and fastening means which, in the example illustrated, is shownas another V-shaped notch means as indicated at v60. The portion of thestrand of textile material engaged in the notch means can be firmlyfastened and locked therein by forcit inwardly. This second step in theuse of the fringemaking device of the present invention which results inthe production of the winding just described is clearly illustrated inFIG. 2.

Then the entire device carrying the textile strand winding 46 is movedinto the relationship shown in FIG. 3 so that the cooperable sewingmeans 52 of a sewing machine (not shown), or any other equivalent sewingor joining means, can be caused to form a junction means, such as thatshown at 44, along the length of the winding 46 so that the adjacentloops 54 of the winding will be firmly fastened to each other along theentire junction means 44. This third step in the use of the device ofthe present invention for fringe-making purposes is clearly shown inFIG. 3.

Then the entire device is removed from the sewing means 52 and the entrygate or keeper 42 is slidably removed from the normally closed entryopening 40 in the manner best shown in FIG. 4. As soon as the fastenedends of the textile strand are removed from the fastening means 56 and60 or as soon as the free ends thereof beyond the sewing junction means44 are cut, the entire winding means 46 can be readily slidably movedrightwardly relative to the longitudinal body portion and completely offof the device in the manner shown in the act of occurrence and partialcompletion in FIG. 4. This is made possible by reason of the entryopening 40 and the openable or removable entry gate I or keeper 42.

The primary reason that the entrygate or keeper 42 is present at alltimes except when the winding means 46, having the longitudinal junctionmeans 44 along the length thereof and lying within the recess 32, is tobe removed, is to provide strength and support to the right end 24 ofthe longitudinal body portion 22. In certain forms of the device wherethe longitudinal body portion is made of sufficiently stiff or strongmaterial, the entry gate or keeper 42 can be eliminated. However,generally speaking, it will be found that this requires higher strengthor thicker and stronger and, consequently, heavier and more expensivematerials and construction for the entire device than is the case whenthe entry gate or keeper 42 is used to provide strength and support forthe right end of the device during normal usage. The type ofconstruction illustrated makes it possible to make the entire device ofrelatively thin, lightweight, inexpensive material and generally this isthought to be a sufficient advantage to warrant the use of the entrygate or keeper means 42 in a preferred form of the invention.

After the winding 46 is removed in the manner shown in FIG. 4, itmaythen have the opposite loop ends of the multiple loops 54 of thecontinuous winding 46 cut along the two cut-line locations or knife-edgelocations indicated diagrammatically by the broken lines 62 and 64 inFIG. 5. Any suitable cutting means may be employed for this purpose, anddetails thereof are not shown since knives, scissors, or any other typeof cutting means suitable for this purpose are well-known in the art anddo not touch upon the real inventive concept of the present invention.After cutting the loop ends along the two cut-line locations indicatedat 62 and 64 in FIG. 5, the multi-strand fringe means, generallydesignated by the reference numeral 66 in FIG. 6, will have beenproduced in and through the use of the relatively simple device of thepresent invention and the sequence of steps shown in FIGS. 1 through 5inclusive.

It should be noted, in connection with the textile strand materialemployed in making the original winding 46, which ultimately producesthe fringe means 66 of FIG. 6, that virtually any kind of textile strandmay be employed. It may comprise yarn, cord, string, or other textilestrand material of any desired degree of thickness and having anydesired type of characteristics. Furthermore, it should be noted thatthe fringe may be made of any desired length, as permitted by the lengthof the longitudinal body portion, which may be supplied in a series ofdifferent sizes or lengths or which may be supplied in'alength-adjustable form as illustrated in one representative form inFIGS. 7 and 8, which will be referred to hereinafter. Furthermore, thefringe may be made of any effective width (width, meaning the directionbetween the opposite cut loop ends or cut lines such as shown at 62 and64 in FIG. 5) by providing the device in various different width sizesor by providing it in a width-adjustable form, one representativeversion of which is illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, as will bebrieflyreferred to hereinafter.

with reference to the length-adjustable representative form shown inFIGS. 7 and 8, it should be noted that reference numerals similar tothose used for designating parts of the first form of the invention, butfollowed by the letter a, however, are used to designate functionallyequivalentor similar parts of this lengthadjustable modification. Itwill be noted that the major change in this length-adjustablemodification is the fact that the longitudinal body'means, indicatedgenerally at 22a, is provided with length-adjustment means, indicatedgenerally at 68, which is cooperable for controllable adjustment in amanner correspondingly controllably adjusting the overall length of thelongitudinal body portion 22a between the opposite longitudinally spacedends 24a and 26a thereof while correspondingly also adjusting the lengthof the longitudinal joining or sewing recess 32a. The telescopic andeffectively frictional engagement of the two cooperating mating parts ofthe length-adjustment means 68 are clearly shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 in arepresentative form only it being understood that they may be modifiedsubstantially within the broad scope of the present invention by theprovision of various other type of length-adjustment means and variousother types of locking or holding means for holding the length-adjustedportions in any of a variety of different selected length-adjustedrelationships. I

FIGS. 9 and merely illustrate an arrangement similar in principle to thejust-described length-adjustable modification of FIGS. 7 and 8, but, inthis case, comprising a width-adjustable construction havingwidthadjustment means, indicated generally at 68b, and comprisingtelescopically and frictionally slidably matingly engaged parts quitesimilar in principle to those shown at 68 in FIGS. 7 and 8, but, in thiscase, being transversely rather than longitudinally directed. Otherwise,this modification is very similar to the FIGS. 7 and 8 modification, andparts which are functionally equivalent (although, in the case of thewidth-adjustment means 6812, being transversely rather thanlongitudinally directed) are designated by the same reference numeralsas used in FIGS. 7 and 8, followed by the letter b, however, in thewidth-adjustment modification of FIGS. 9-and 10. It is believed that anyfurther description of the width-adjustable modification would beredundant and is unneeded in view of the full description of the firstform of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1-4 inclusive and of thefirst adjustable modifica: tion illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8.

In one preferred form, the entire winding core, including thelongitudinal body portion and the opposite ends thereof may be formed ofvery simple, flat, planar, thin-sheet, stamped, metal construction whichis extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture. In this form, theentry gate or keeper means may be made of stamped, cast, or moldedconstruction, either of metal or'of plastic resin and, in the exampleillustrated, is

shown as being made of molded plastic resin, although I notspecificallyso limited. It should also be noted that the entire devicecan be formed very readily from plastic material and, because of itsthin-sheet construction,

can be made from plastic sheet stock rather than by more expensivemolding techniques if desired.

It should be understood that the figures and the specific descriptionthereof set forth in this application are for the purpose ofillustrating the present invention and are not to be construed aslimiting the present invention to the precise and detailed specificstructure shown in the figures and specifically described hereinbefore.Rather, the real invention is intended to include substantiallyequivalent constructions embodying the basic teachings and inventiveconcept of the presen invention.

What is claimed is: a

1. A device adapted to hold multiple loops of a continuous strand oftextile material in the form of a winding for cooperation with anauxiliary joining apparatus for facilitating the making of fringe,comprising: a textile strand winding core means hvaing a longitudinalbody portion terminating in longitudinally spaced opposite ends and withsaid longitudinal body portion having opposed transversely spaced sideedges extending substantially between said longitudinally spaced ends,said body portion including said transversely spaced side edges thereof,and an intermediate part of said'body portion between said transverselyspaced side edges thereof, comprising a textile strand winding receivercooperable for receiving and having wound therearound, in the form of aflattened helical winding, a continuous length or strand of textilematerial, and with said winding extending a desired length in alongitudinal direction along the length of said body portion betweensaid opposite longitudinally spaced ends, said body portion having alongitudinal textile strand joining recess'extending in a longitudinaldirection from at least one of said ends of said body portion along thelength of said body portion at a predetermined transversely spacedlocation between said transversely spaced side edges of said bodyportion to a recess terminus adjacent to the opposite end of said bodyportion, said opposite end of said body portion being rigid whereby toeffectively rigidify and maintain the relative positions of side partsofsaid body portion on each side of said textile strand joining recess atsaid recess terminus; said textile strand joining recess having an entryopening at one of said ends of said body portion to allow removal oftextile strand junction means previously formed longitudinally along thelength of said recess in and across corresponding portions of aplurality of loops of a continuous strand of textile material previouslytransversely wound around said body portion comprising said textilestrand winding receiver and extending transversely across saidlongitudinal recess; said entry opening defined by said one end of saidlongitudinal body portion at said corresponding end of said textilestrand joining recess being of sustantially narrower width inatransverse direction than the width of said end of said longitudinalbody portion and being provided with a completely physically separateentry-opening-rigidifying entry gate and keeper means, which issimilarly transversely of substantially narrower width in a transversedimension than the width of said end of said longitudinal body portionand of a very slightly narrower width than the width of thecorresponding entry opening and which is controllably insertible to apredetermined degree into said entry opening in firm positive edgetongue-in-groove rigidifying engagement with inwardly directed sideedges of said longitudinal body portion on each side of and definingsaid entry opening in a manner positively and effectively forming atemporary end bridge across and entirely between said side edges of saidlongitudinal body portion defining said entry opening and positivelyrigidifying same in a manner producing great transverse rigidity acrosssaid entry opening and to the corresponding entire end of saidlongitudinal body portion having said narrower entry opening definedtherein, and with said entry-opening-rigidifying entry gate and keepermeans being controllably slidably temporarily completely removable fromsaid tongue-in-groove rigidifying engagement with said immediatelyoutwardly adjacent side edges of said longitudinal body portion definingsaid entry opening to allow saidremoval from the previously closedlongitudinal joining recess of said textile strand junction meanspreviously formed longitudinally along the length of said recess in andacross corresponding portions of a plurality of loops of a continuousstrand of textile material previously transversely wound around saidbody portion comprising said textile strand winding receiver andextending transversely winding core-means.

across said longitudinal recess.

2. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said longitudinal recess isof a width such as to be cooperable with sewing means of auxiliarysewing apparatus to allow such sewing means to be relatively movedlongitudinally along the length of said recess while being operated soas to join, by sewing, such corresponding portions of adjacent loops ofsuch a winding of a continuous strand of textile material carried inwound-around form by said body portion comprising said textile strandwinding receiver.

3. A device as defined in claim 2, wherein one of said side edges ofsaid body portion is provided adjacent a first one of said ends thereofwith first textile strand engaging and fastening means cooperable with afirst effective end portion of a strand of textile material for firmfastening engagement with respect thereto at one end of a winding ofsaid textile strand to be formed around said longitudinal body portionalong the length thereof. a

4. A device as defined in claim 3, wherein one of said side edges ofsaid body portion is provided adjacent a second one of said ends thereofwith a second textile strand engaging and fastening means cooperablewith a second effective end portion of a strand of textile material atthe opposite end of such an intervening winding of a continuous lengthof such a textile strand around an intervening intermediate part of saidbody portion between said first and second textile strand engaging andfastening means.

5. A device 'asdefined in claim 4, wherein said longitudinal bodyportion is of integral flat thin-sheet construction.

6. A device as defined in claim 1, including length adjustment meanscooperable for controllable adjustment in a manner correspondinglycontrollably adjusting the overall length of said longitudinal bodyportion between said longitudinally spaced opposite ends thereof.

7. A device as defined in claim 1, including width adjustment meanscooperable for controllable adjustment in a manner correspondinglyadjusting the effective width of said longitudinal body portion betweensaid transversely spaced side edges of said textile strand

1. A device adapted to hold multiple loops of a continuous strand oftextile material in the form of a winding for cooperation with anauxiliary joining apparatus for facilitating the making of fringe,comprising: a textile strand winding core means hvaing a longitudinalbody portion terminating in longitudinally spaced opposite ends and withsaid longitudinal body portion having opposed transversely spaced sideedges extending substantially between said longitudinally spaced ends,said body portion including said transversely spaced side edges thereof,and an intermediate part of said body portion between said transverselyspaced side edges thereof, comprising a textile strand winding receivercooperable for receiving and having wound therearound, in the form of aflattened helical winding, a continuous length or strand of textilematerial, and with said winding extending a desired length in alongitudinal direction along the length of said body portion betweensaid opposite longitudinally spaced ends, said body portion having alongitudinal textile strand joining recess extending in a longitudinaldirection from at least one of said ends of said body portion along thelength of said body portion at a predetermined transversely spacedlocation between said transversely spaced side edges of said bodyportion to a recess terminus adjacent to the opposite end of said bodyportion, said opposite end of said body portion being rigid whereby toeffectively rigidify and maintain the relative positions of side partsof said body portion on each side of said textile strand joining recessat said recess terminus; said textile strand joining recess having anentry opening at one of said ends of said body portion to allow removalof textile strand junction means previously formed longitudinally alongthe length of said recess in and across corresponding portions of aplurality of loops of a continuous strand of textile material previouslytransversely wound around said body portion comprising said textilestrand winding receiver and extending transversely across saidlongitudinal recess; said entry opening defined by said one end of saidlongitudinal body portion at said corresponding end of said textilestrand joining recess being of sustantially narrower width in atransverse direction than the width of said end of said longitudinalbody portion and being provided with a completely physically separateentry-opening-rigidifying entry gate and keeper means, which issimilarly transversely of substantially narrower width in a transversedimension than the width of said end of said longitudinal body portionand of a very slightly narrower width than the width of thecorresponding entry opening and which is controllably insertible to apredetermined degree into said entry opening in firm positive edgetongue-ingroove rigidifying engagement with inwardly directed side edgesof said longitudinal body portion on each side of and defining saidentry opening in a manner positively and effectively forming a temporaryend bridge across and entirely between said side edges of saidlongitudinal body portion defining said entry opening and positivelyrigidifying same in a manner producing great transverse rigidity acrosssaid entry opening and to the corresponding entire end of saidlongitudinal body portion having said narrower entry opening definedtherein, and with said entryopening-rigidifying entry gate and keepermeans being controllably slidably temporarily completely removable fromsaid tongue-in-groove rigidifying engagement with said immediatelyoutwardly adjacent side edges of said longitudinal body portion definingsaid entry opening to allow said removal from the previously closedlongitudinal joining recess of said textile strand junction meanspreviously formed longitudinally along the length of said recess in andacross corresponding portions of a plurality of loops of a continuousstrand of textile material previously transversely wound around saidbody portion comprising said textile strand winding receiver andextending transversely across said longitudinal recess.
 2. A device asdefined in claim 1, wherein said longitudinal recess is of a width suchas to be cooperable with sewing means of auxiliary sewing apparatus toallow such sewing means to be relatively moved longitudinally along thelength of said recess while being operated so as to join, by sewing,such corresponding portions of adjacent loops of such a winding of acontinuous strand of textile material carried in wound-around form bysaid body portion comprising said textile strand winding receiver.
 3. Adevice as defined in claim 2, wherein one of said side edges of saidbody portion is provided adjacent a first one of said ends thereof withfirst textile strand engaging and fastening means cooperable with afirst effective end portion of a strand of textile material for firmfastening engagement with respect thereto at one end of a winding ofsaid textile strand to be formed around said longitudinal body portionalong the length thereof.
 4. A device as defined in claim 3, wherein oneof said side edges of said body portion is provided adjacent a secondone of said ends thereof with a second textile strand engaging andfastening means cooperable with a second effective end portion of astrand of textile material at the opposite end of such an interveningwinding of a continuous length of such a textile strand around anintervening intermediate part of said body portion between said firstand second textile strand engaging and fastening means.
 5. A device asdefined in claim 4, wherein said longitudinal body portion is ofintegral flat thin-sheet construction.
 6. A device as defined in claim1, including length adjustment means cooperable for controllableadjustment in a manner correspondingly controllably adjusting theoverall length of said longitudinal body portion between saidlongitudinally spaced opposite ends thereof.
 7. A device as defined inclaim 1, including width adjustment means cooperable for controllableadjustment in a manner correspondingly adjusting the effective width ofsaid longitudinal body portion between said transversely spaced sideedges of said textile strand winding core means.